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- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- Rice University
- Provider Set:
- OpenStax College
- Date Added:
- 05/07/2014
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Describe the terms of the Wilmot Proviso
Discuss why the Free-Soil Party objected to the westward expansion of slavery
Explain why sectional and political divisions in the United States grew
Describe the terms of the Compromise of 1850
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Explain the contested issues that led to the Compromise of 1850
Describe and analyze the reactions to the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act